OVARIAN CANCER

DIAGNOSIS

The diagnosis of ovarian cancer is complex,but this is intended as asimple guide.To provide more information relating to your outcome and treatment,we must first explore your diagnosis.Thus,it is important  for you to obtain the exact diagnosis  in your case report and to ask your doctor the following question.First,what is the origin of the ovarian cancer i.e.it is categorized as either epithelial,germ cell or stromal type.Secondly,it is important to understand whether the tumor is non- cancerous ,borderline or malignant(cancerous) must be taken under consideration..

    PROGNOSTIC FACTORS(OUTCOME)

The likely course of ovarian cancer is predicted using prognostic factors.The universally accepted prognostic factors for pateints with ovarian cancer are stage and in advanced stage pateints,volume of residual disease and other factors should be considered.